P. Nash instructs C. Beitel, G. Jones, A. Mann & H. Beddoes on his wood duck houseplans.
P. Nash instructs his troop volunteers on the " measure twice/cut once" approach.
Calculating yield for each board.
I think.
Mrs. Nash with parts.
P. Hackler starting to cut. C. Beitel sets the next cut & G. Jones & C. Mann look on.
C. Mann cuts lumber while B. Naylor looks on. P. Nash instructs scouts in the next phase.
Mr. Hackler looks on while B. Naylor checks a wood duck house for fit.
These guys were a literal "blurr" of activity.
P. Nash & G. Jones set screws for duck house assembly. B. Naylor assists.
P. Nash, screws panels onto a duck house with Mr. Hackler, G, Jones & B. Naylor
A. Mann cuts side walls while H. Beddoes & A. Blaisdell guide lumber.
Assembly line production with H. Beddoes, A. Mann (nice cap!) & A. Blaisdell
Mr. Nash & G. Jones look on as P. Nash screws sidewalls together.
P. Nash cuts duck sized entrance hole while Mr. Nash, G. Jones & B. Naylor watch.
Intense concentration for P. Nash & G. Jones.
P Nash leads C Mann, G Jones & C Beitel in cutting lumber correct sizes for woodduck houses. B. Naylor looks on.
C. Mann, P. Hackler & C. Beitel with their best smiles! OK, what did they just do?
Some assembly required. P Nash instructs A Blaisdell, C Mann, G Jones & B Naylor in woodduck house assembly.
H Beddoes, A Mann & A Blaisdell takes their turns with the circular saw.
G. Jones screws sidewalls while P. Nash steadies & B. Naylor & Mr. Nash watch.
G. Jones screws the top onto duck house while P. Nash supervises and B. Naylor watches his first Eagle project.
P. Nash lays out the plan and explains to A. Blaisdell, B. Naylor, C. Mann & P. Hackler
G. Jones & C. Beitel assemble duck house while A. Mann & D. Roberts watch. P. Nash is searching for more bits.
P. Hackler screws on top with C. Mann's help. D. Roberts & G. Jones watch & C. Beitel removes a splinter.
A. Mann steadies panels while P. Nash assembles with screw drill. 2nd house assembly is underway inside garage.
"Steady she goes!" These guys made short work of this construction.
Finished product ready for installation.
7 of the 9 completed woodduck houses ready for installation.
Gated entrance to Black Swamp location.
Reddy sniffing out ideal nesting locations.
Road toward the Swamp.
With leftover snowfall!
Good site location.
Mrs. Nash helping select sites (& staying warm!)
Mrs. Nash with site map in hand & snow underfoot.
Swamp in sight.
Nice tree for site selection.
Larger trees will support the size houses that P. Nash has constructed.
Reddy gives his okay!
P. Nash maps out this location.
Making notes on site selection.
Larger trees near the water work excellent.
Great water access attracts the wood ducks.
Additional site location.
Litter to be cleaned up.
Water view.
Water View.
Nice tree locations.
A beautiful part fo the swamp.
P. Nash & Mr. Nash map out this location for a later installation.
P. Nash overviews a possible site.
Was that a wood duck?
Nice tree for wood duck house location.
Trees in the water will be prime locations for duck accessibility and protection from predators.
Existing duck house?
Prime location>
Boat launch for later installation.
Boat Ramp overview
More litter.
& more litter.
Hornet's nest.
Close up of hornet's nest.
Ramp launch site.
Pembroke & Hamp loaded and ready.
In towing mode.
A full load of wood duck boxes.
Launching at the ramp.
Hamp guiding the launch.
Easy does it.
Enroute to install sites. Nice sunshine after a cold winter!
The crew's smiling!
Beaver dam.
Beaver dam from afar.
Gettting close.
Steady the boat while Pem ties up.
1st location
Yes, this looks a bit tricky.
Setting screws before mounting.
Quite a balancing act, but a good system.
Looks like a great location.
Note tools in float box.
Beautiful scenery
What a great stretch of water.
Hamp's turn at it.
Next location.
Yes.....looks good.
Must be cold enough to make your nose run!
Ta-Da! Excellent location and postion for a great looking wood duck house.
I think the system is in place now.
Are we ready yet?
A little customization.
Right about here.
Picture from the bluff looking across the river.
Steady.....& right there!
A little higher....
Is it up yet?
Does this make me a tree hugger? It's always a little more difficult than you think...
Almost done here.
Upstream
That's more like a Beaver mansion!
Seen one yet?
Nothing stirring.
Cypress knees.
Close inspection.
Snack break & exploration.
Quite a quagmire.
Picking up debris & litter.
Amazing how much finds it way this deep into the woods.
Note the PFD's...don't want to fall into this cold water, especially without one!
Next phase is litter pickup along the roadway to the ramp.
All kinds of debris.
Which usually entraps wildlife.
Pembroke hauling it out.
Boat's reloaded and has a container full of litter.
Everything secured?
That's a boatfull....Good job guys & a great Eagle Project.
